Be it kend till all men~ be thir p(rese)nt l(ett)res me robert±lawdir
of Edrington~ to be bundin & oblist and {\} be ye faitht in my
body bind(is) & oblis(s) me and myn~ executor(is) and assignais till
ane~ ven(er)able" fad(er) in god {\} Bernard abbot of y^e abbaye
of Melros(s) and to ye Co(n)vent of yat (j)lk & to yair(is) successour(is)
for y^e tyme" {\} beand in viij chald(er) of vitaill (z)eirly to be
payit to yaim~ in ye name~ of ferme" of yair land(is) of edmo(n)ston~±\gra(u)ng(is)
in lowdian~ of ye±quhilk {>} viij {>} chald(er) five sal# #be of
gud sufficient qwheit & thre of meill gud & markat\lyk to be layd
frely be me my executor(is) and assignais on~ my cost & thair(is)
in ye said abbaye with ye {\} samy(n) met & mesour as was wount
{=written above N is it; perhaps an attempt to amend to it was
WOUNT=} & wsyt of±befor for all ye t(er)mys contenyt in my assedation~
maid to {\} me be ye said ven(er)able" fad(er) & convent of ye said
land(is) & eftyr y^e forme" & tenor of ye sam~ to ye±quhilk {\}
obs(er)win kepin and fullfilling of ye p(re)miss(s) and ewe?ry p(ar)ty
y(ar)of (j) ye said Robert bind(is) and oblis(s) me faithtfully {\} my
executor(is) & assignais as is a±bwin writtin my land(is) Rent(is)
possessiones gudd(is) mowible" & wnmowible" {\} had & to be had
quharsu(m)eu(er) yaj happin to be to ye said ven(er)able" fad(er) & Convent
& yair(e) successour(is) in {\} ye sikkyrast forme" & styill of obligatioun~
wsyt or yat cane" be dewisit within the Realme" of scotland {\}
but frawid or gyll na exceptione" nor priue±leg(is) of law Cannone"
nor Ciuile Act(is) nor statut(is) prywait {\} nor gen(er)all in ye
contrar(e) to be p(ro)ponyt nor alegyt (j)n y^e witnes(s) of ye±quhilk±thyng"
to thir my p(rese)nt {\} l(ett)res obligatour (j) have affixit my seill
& subscryffyt with my awin hand at the for±said abbaye of {\}
melros(s) the vj daye of m(ar)ch(is) {=sic=} ye (z)eir of god (j).^m CCCC
& Nyntye (z)eiris {\\} {=a few fragments of impressed seal only
remain=}